Maria Racięcka
Dr. Maria Racięcka | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 18, 1886 |
| Died | February 4, 1954 (aged 67) |
| Other name | Marja Racięcka |
| Alma mater | University of Poznań |
| Occupation | entomologist |
| Known for | study of Trichoptera |
Dr. Maria Racięcka (1886-1954) was a Polish entomologist known for her work on Trichoptera (caddisflies).
Biography
Racięcka was born on 18 November 1886 in Ciechanów, Masovian Voivodeship.[1] Racięcka qualified as a teacher and wished to study further, but she was not wealthy and deferred pursuing her further education until 1919, when she enrolled as a mature student studying zoology at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences of the University of Poznań.[1] Racięcka achieved a Doctorate in 1929.[1]
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Circa 1930, Racięcka was working as a Zoologist at Wilno University (then in the Wilno Voivodeship, Poland - now part of Vilnius, Lithuania).[2] Racięcka acted as an assistant to Jan Prüffer.[2]
In 1937 Racięcka described a Hydroptilidae species new to science, Allotrichia vilnesis, collected in the area around Wilno.[3][4] In her paper she thanked Martin Mosely of the Natural History Museum, London for confirming her diagnosis of the species.[4]
Racięcka died suddenly on 4 February 1954 at Warsaw while on a research trip to the State Zoological Museum, possibly as a delayed result of hitting her head after falling from a tram a few days previously.[1] At the time of her death Racięcka was preparing a monograph about Polish caddisflies.[1]
Select publications
1925: Poczwarka Neuronia phalaenoides L. [On the Nymph of Neuronia phalaenoides L.] Travaux de la Société des Sciences et des Lettres de Vilno: Classe des Sciences mathématiques et naturelles: volume II, issue 7, pages 7–8.[5]
1931: Chróściki (Trichoptera) północno-wschodniej Polski ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem obszaru wileńsko-trockiego [The Trichoptera of N. E. Poland especially of the neighborhood of Vilno and Trokil.] Travaux de la Société des Sciences et des Lettres de Vilno: Classe des Sciences mathématiques et naturelles: volume VI, issue 20: pages 1–34[6]
1934: Przyczynek do znajomości Chrościków (Trichoptera) zem Polski [A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Trichoptera from Poland]: Entomologiczne: tome 12: 1-4: pages 17–27[7]
1937: Nowy gatunek chróścika z rodziny Hydroptilidae [A new species of Caddisfly from the family Hydroptilidae]: Annales Musei zoologici Polonici: volume XI: issue 29: pages 477–481.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Prüffer, Jan (1954). "WSPOMNIENIA POŚMIERTNE: Maria Racięcka (1886 - 1954)". Sprawozdania Towarzystwa Naukowego W Toruniu (in Polish). 8: 45–49 – via Kujawsko-Pomorska Digital Library.
- 1 2 "The Present State of Plant Protection in Poland". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 84 (1930-1931): 317. 1930 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ↑ "Allotrichia vilnensis Raciecka, 1937". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- 1 2 3 Racięcka, M (1937). "Nowy gatunek chróścika z rodziny Hydroptilidae". Annales Musei Zoologici Polonici (in German). XI (29): 477–481 – via Repozytorium Cyfrowe Instytutów Naukowych [Digital Repository of Scientific Institutes].
- ↑ Racięcka, Marja (1925). "Poczwarka Neuronia phalaenoides L." Travaux de la Société des Sciences et des Lettres de Vilno: Classe des Sciences mathématiques et naturelles (in Polish). II (7): 1–8 – via Repozytorium Cyfrowe Instytutów Naukowych [Digital Repository of Scientific Institutes].
- ↑ Racięcka, Marja (1931). "Chróściki (Trichoptera) północno-wschodniej Polski ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem obszaru wileńsko-trockiego [The Trichoptera of N. E. Poland especially of the neighborhood of Vilno and Trokil.]". Travaux de la Société des Sciences et des Lettres de Vilno: Classe des Sciences mathématiques et naturelles (in Polish). VI (20): 1–34 – via Repozytorium Cyfrowe Instytutów Naukowych [Digital Repository of Scientific Institutes].
- ↑ Racięcka, Marja (1934). "Przyczynek do znajomości Chrościków (Trichoptera) zem Polski [A Contribution to the Knowledge of the Trichoptera from Poland]" (PDF). Entomologiczne (in Polish). 12 (1–4): 17–27 – via Mapa Bioróżnorodności [Biodiversity Map].